Defending the colours

In This Issue

• Museum Treasures 16

  Defence of the Colours at the Battle of Albuera

  by Dr Matilda Grieg

• Fact File 18

  The First Boer War—Part 3

  by Dr David Biggins and Edward Biggins

• Profile 22

  David Beattie—42nd Foot Black Watch

  by David I. Walker

• Researcher's Notebook 24

  Down the rabbit hole—Part 1

  by Ken A. Marsh

• In Focus 28

  The Frontier War—The Middle Child of the Mahdist Wars

  by Sam Moss

• Background 31

  Lost Battleships 6—HMS Goliath

  by Chris Bilham

• Collector's Notebook 34

  Two Remarkable Royal Marines

  by Neville Pughe

• Spotlight 37

  Service Rewarded by a Single Medal

  by Nick Tucker

• Talking Miniatures 40

  The King’s Coronation Medal

  by Colin Hole

• My Collection And Me 41

  A Learning Curve

  by Colin Lashmar